The beacon towers that wind the province of Huelva are notaries of the fascinating history that the Costa de la Luz has lived throughout its history. The defensive project to shield the perimeter between the coast of Gibraltar and the mouth of the Guadiana was conceived and promoted by King Felipe II (1556-1598) in order to provide the coastal viewpoint with defensive resources with which to protect itself from the untimely attacks by the Berber pirates that dominated the coasts of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. In turn, the coastline represented a strategic place from which to avoid invasions by Islamic peoples such as Turks and Ottomans, whose presence had increased in the Iberian Peninsula during the 16th century.
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